The Rejected Beta's Secret: Rise of the White Wolf

The Rejected Beta's Secret: Rise of the White Wolf

Gavin

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I spent three years building the Silver Creek Pack's defense grid, turning us into a commercial superpower. I did it all for Alpha Craig, believing that once the economy stabilized, he would finally complete our Fated Mate bond. But at the Annual Assembly, he didn't Mark me. He pulled Chanel Murphy onto the stage, draped her in red silk, and announced her as his future Luna. When I tried to leave, he used the Alpha Command to force me into submission, ordering me to design the security for his wedding to another woman. I went home to burn our memories, only to discover I was pregnant with his heir. Knowing he would steal my child to raise with Chanel, I made the agonizing choice to sever the bond myself. But Chanel wasn't satisfied with just stealing my life. She framed me for poisoning her unborn baby-a baby that didn't even exist. Craig didn't ask for proof. He didn't listen to my pleas. He used his Alpha power to crush me to the floor and performed the forbidden Blood Severing ritual, slicing his hand and mine to physically rip our souls apart. He thought he was discarding a jealous, useless Beta. He didn't know that the trauma of his rejection would shatter the seal on my bloodline, awakening the legendary White Wolf. Three months later, his pack is in ruins, his defenses are failing, and I have returned. But I'm not here to fix his mistakes. I'm standing on the stage as the Director of Project Chimera, with the most powerful Alpha King in the world holding my hand. And Craig is about to learn that you don't get a second chance with a goddess you tried to destroy.

Chapter 1

I spent three years building the Silver Creek Pack's defense grid, turning us into a commercial superpower. I did it all for Alpha Craig, believing that once the economy stabilized, he would finally complete our Fated Mate bond.

But at the Annual Assembly, he didn't Mark me.

He pulled Chanel Murphy onto the stage, draped her in red silk, and announced her as his future Luna.

When I tried to leave, he used the Alpha Command to force me into submission, ordering me to design the security for his wedding to another woman.

I went home to burn our memories, only to discover I was pregnant with his heir.

Knowing he would steal my child to raise with Chanel, I made the agonizing choice to sever the bond myself.

But Chanel wasn't satisfied with just stealing my life. She framed me for poisoning her unborn baby-a baby that didn't even exist.

Craig didn't ask for proof. He didn't listen to my pleas.

He used his Alpha power to crush me to the floor and performed the forbidden Blood Severing ritual, slicing his hand and mine to physically rip our souls apart.

He thought he was discarding a jealous, useless Beta.

He didn't know that the trauma of his rejection would shatter the seal on my bloodline, awakening the legendary White Wolf.

Three months later, his pack is in ruins, his defenses are failing, and I have returned.

But I'm not here to fix his mistakes.

I'm standing on the stage as the Director of Project Chimera, with the most powerful Alpha King in the world holding my hand.

And Craig is about to learn that you don't get a second chance with a goddess you tried to destroy.

Chapter 1

Dessie POV

The low hum of the holographic projector was the only sound in the office.

It was 4:00 AM.

My eyes burned, gritty with exhaustion, as I adjusted the final node on the Silver Creek Pack's defense grid.

Cool blue light washed over my face.

This system was my masterpiece. It was the reason our pack had become the dominant commercial power in the region, securing our assets while other packs were still relying on brute force.

*Ping.*

My phone vibrated violently against the mahogany desk.

An emergency meeting notification.

Mandatory Attendance. Alpha's Conference Room. Now.

No agenda. No explanation. Just the command.

A cold shiver, unrelated to the central air conditioning, crawled down my spine. I grabbed my tablet and headed for the door.

The corridor leading to the Alpha's wing was lined with oil portraits of past leaders. I walked past them, my instincts flaring.

The air smelled wrong. It was too charged. Too excited. Like ozone before a lightning strike.

"Did you hear?" a whispered voice drifted from the break room.

"Alpha Craig is finally making the announcement," someone hissed back.

"About the Murphy family?" another voice replied, giddy. "A union like that... we'll be unstoppable."

*Union?*

My heart stuttered in my chest. I stopped walking.

Craig and I were Fated Mates.

We hadn't completed the Marking ceremony yet-he always said he wanted to wait until the pack's economy stabilized-but the bond was there. The pull was undeniable.

Everyone knew... or I thought they did.

I pushed open the heavy double doors of the conference room.

The scent hit me first.

It wasn't Craig's familiar scent of rain-soaked pine that usually calmed my wolf.

It was cloying. Expensive roses and heavy musk.

Chanel Murphy.

She was standing next to the head of the table, draped in red silk that cost more than my annual salary.

And sitting in the Alpha's chair, looking more regal than I had ever seen him, was Craig Snyder.

My Craig.

He didn't look at me when I entered. His hand was resting casually on the curve of Chanel's waist.

My stomach dropped. It felt like the floor had vanished beneath my heels.

I took my seat at the far end of the table, the Beta's spot. My hands were trembling under the polished wood, so I clasped them together until my knuckles turned white.

Craig finally looked up.

His gaze swept over the gathered elders and high-ranking wolves. When his eyes landed on me, they didn't hold the warmth of a mate.

They held a warning. Cold. Sharp. Dismissive.

*Stay in line.*

"Thank you all for coming," Craig's voice boomed, laced with the subtle vibration of Alpha power. It demanded attention. "Today marks a new era for Silver Creek."

He stood up, pulling Chanel with him.

She smirked, her eyes darting to me for a fraction of a second. It was a look of pure triumph.

"I am proud to announce my union with the Murphy family," Craig declared. "Chanel will be your future Luna."

The room erupted in applause. Cheers. Howls of approval.

I couldn't breathe. The sound was muffled, like I was drowning underwater.

*Luna.*

That was my place. The Moon Goddess had given it to me.

My inner wolf paced anxiously, scratching at the back of my mind, confused by the betrayal.

"With the Murphy wealth and our infrastructure," Craig continued, beaming at Chanel like she was the sun, "we will rule this territory."

Chanel leaned into him, her fingers tracing the lapel of his suit. "I am honored, Alpha."

I sat there, frozen. A statue of a Beta.

Then, Craig's voice echoed in my head. Not spoken aloud, but through the *Mind-Link*-the telepathic bond shared by the pack.

*Dessie.*

His voice was devoid of emotion, purely transactional.

*Send me the details of the alliance integration plan immediately. And draft a new security protocol for the engagement ceremony. Make sure it's flawless.*

It was an Alpha's Command.

My head snapped up.

The weight of his order pressed down on my shoulders, a physical force compelling me to obey. He was using his power against me.

His mate.

I stiffened. My wolf snarled internally, hating the submission, but my human body reacted instinctively to the hierarchy.

*Yes, Alpha,* I replied through the link.

My mental voice sounded hollow.

The meeting disbanded. People crowded around the couple, offering congratulations.

I was invisible. A ghost in the machine I had built.

I walked back to my office, the cheers fading behind me. The city lights outside the window blurred into streaks of neon.

I sat in the dark.

For three years, I had worked eighteen-hour days. I had designed the trade routes. I had negotiated the treaties. I had built the very foundation Craig was standing on.

"You're my secret weapon, Dessie," he used to whisper, kissing my forehead after a long night of work. "When we make it, everyone will know it was you."

Lies.

Every success, he claimed as his own Alpha intuition. Every failure, he blamed on "logistical errors" that I had to fix.

"I'm pathetic," I whispered to the empty room. "I actually thought I was his Fated Mate."

I remembered the first time we met. The scent of rain. My wolf howling *Mine!* The electric spark when our hands brushed.

It meant nothing to him.

He was an Alpha. He wanted power.

I was just a Beta with a talent for coding and strategy. A tool.

My phone buzzed again. Another *Mind-Link* message from Craig.

*I'm having dinner with Chanel tonight to discuss the ceremony. Handle the night shift reports. Don't wait up.*

It wasn't a request. It was a dismissal.

I looked at the holographic map still glowing on my desk. The defense grid.

The one only I truly understood.

A cold, hard knot formed in my chest. It replaced the heartbreak.

"Flawless security," I murmured, repeating his command.

My fingers flew across the keyboard.

I wasn't securing the system. Not exactly.

Deep within the code, buried under layers of encryption that only I knew existed, I inserted a line of script.

A backdoor. A kill switch.

If he wanted to build his empire on my back, he would learn that I could pull the foundation out whenever I chose.

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